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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Glovers Corner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Glovers Corner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Glovers Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Glovers Corner: Glovers Cor. (or less commonly used: Glovers Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Glovers Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Glovers Corner may originally have been Glover's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Glovers Corner might be written as Glover Corner.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Glovers Corner is located in Baraga County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Baraga County: Houghton, Iron & Marquette.

Below are the counties that are near Glovers Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glovers Corner:

  • Baraga County     (The home county of Glovers Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glovers Corner, with the one closest to Glovers Corner listed first.
    • Skanee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skanee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skanee
      • Skanee is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skanee <3>
    • Pequaming
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
    • Keweenaw Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
      • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
    • L'Anse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for L'Anse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse
      • L'Anse is located in Baraga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for L'Anse <3>
    • Baraga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bear Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
      • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
    • Nestoria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
      • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
    • Alberta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Alberta is located in Baraga County
    • Pelkie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelkie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelkie
      • Pelkie is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelkie <3>
  • Houghton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glovers Corner, with the one closest to Glovers Corner listed first.
    • Jacobsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
      • Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
    • Portage Entry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
      • Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
    • White City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Houghton County
    • Dreamland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamland
      • Dreamland is located in Houghton County
    • Traverse Bay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse Bay
      • Traverse Bay is located in Houghton County
    • Chassell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chassell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chassell
      • Chassell is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chassell <3>
    • Mason
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Mason is located in Houghton County
    • Dollar Bay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hubbell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Linden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Linden
      • Lake Linden is located in Houghton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Linden <3>
    • Elo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
      • Elo is located in Houghton County
    • Dodgeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
      • Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
  • Keweenaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glovers Corner, with the one closest to Glovers Corner listed first.
    • Gay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
      • Gay is located in Keweenaw County
    • Ahmeek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Allouez
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allouez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
      • Allouez is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allouez <3>
    • Fulton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Keweenaw County
    • Mohawk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glovers Corner, with the one closest to Glovers Corner listed first.
    • Dodge City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
      • Dodge City is located in Marquette County
    • Big Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Burns Landing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Landing
      • Burns Landing is located in Marquette County
    • Alder
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
      • Alder is located in Marquette County
    • Michigamme
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigamme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigamme
      • Michigamme is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigamme <3>
    • Beacon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
      • Beacon is located in Marquette County
    • Champion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Clowry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clowry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
      • Clowry is located in Marquette County
    • Humboldt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
      • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
    • Diorite
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
      • Diorite is located in Marquette County
      • Diorite has also been known as:
      • Diotrite
    • Clarksburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
      • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glovers Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Glovers Corner.

Newspapers Published in Glovers Corner ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glovers Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glovers Corner, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glovers Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Glovers Corner:

Cemeteries Near Glovers Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glovers Corner.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glovers Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glovers Corner, with the one closest to Glovers Corner listed first.

  • Skanee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skanee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skanee Cemetery
  • Old Skanee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Skanee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Skanee Cemetery
  • Aura Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aura Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aura Cemetery
  • Champion Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Champion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champion Cemetery
  • Pequaming Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pinery Indian Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinery Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinery Indian Cemetery
  • Jacobsville Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacobsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobsville Cemetery
  • Assinins Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assinins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assinins Cemetery
  • Baraga Village Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baraga Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baraga Village Cemetery
  • L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the L'Anse Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
  • Big Bay Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • The Big Bay Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Powell Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Bay Cemetery
  • Herman Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Keweenaw Bay Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keweenaw Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keweenaw Bay Cemetery
    • Chassell Twp. Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kargi Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kargi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kargi Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Glovers Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glovers Corner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Glovers Corner, with the one closest to Glovers Corner listed first.

  • Skanee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skanee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skanee
    • Skanee is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skanee <3>
  • Pequaming
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
    • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
  • L'Anse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for L'Anse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse
    • L'Anse is located in Baraga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for L'Anse <3>
  • Baraga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Chassell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chassell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chassell
    • Chassell is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chassell <3>
  • Nestoria
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
    • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
  • Michigamme
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigamme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigamme
    • Michigamme is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigamme <3>
  • Lake Linden
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Linden
    • Lake Linden is located in Houghton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Linden <3>
  • Dollar Bay
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ripley
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Houghton County
  • Houghton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beacon
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Beacon is located in Marquette County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Champion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Clowry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clowry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
      • Clowry is located in Marquette County
    • Boston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Houghton County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glovers Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glovers Corner.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glovers Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glovers Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glovers Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8949, Longitude: -88.1085       In this case, the coordinates for Glovers Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Glovers Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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